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from capitol hill, steve handelsman, nbc news. bill, back to you. >> reaction to the senate's move was swift as many people were still up welcoming the new year. familiar faces on msnbc were in rare form starting with joe scarborough who tweeted, why can't washington ever put together a deal that cuts spending? this deal fails on most counts. it's a distressing failure of leadership. "morning joe" regular steve ratner tweeted, the only thing worse than this deal would have been no deal, or maybe not, he added. ezra klein wrote, obama isn't making it easier for rs to vote for this deal but probably thinks if the rs kill it they get all the fiscal cliff blame. >>> new information on secretary of state hillary clinton and the blood clot that has her hospitalized. the clot is located in a vein in the space between her brain and skull near her right ear. it did not cause a stroke or neurological damage. doctors say clinton should make a full recovery and she is making excellent progress. the blood clot is related to the concussion clin
from capitol hill, steve handelsman, nbc news. bill, back to you. >> reaction to the senate's move was swift as many people were still up welcoming the new year. familiar faces on msnbc were in rare form starting with joe scarborough who tweeted, why can't washington ever put together a deal that cuts spending? this deal fails on most counts. it's a distressing failure of leadership. "morning joe" regular steve ratner tweeted, the only thing worse than this deal would have been...
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sources tell nbc news that a u.s. air force plane arrived in algeria and prepared to evacuate any hostages who may have been injured regardless of their nationality. meantime, reuters is reporting that around 100 hostages are now free three days after they were taken captives by militants linked to al qaeda. this is video of some of the hostages making the way to hospitals. there's no word if americans are among those out of harm's way but today defense secretary leon panetta said he's working around the clock to bring any u.s. citizens home and issued a warning. >> terrorists should be on notice that they will find no sanctuary, no refuge, not in algeria, not in north africa, not anywhere. >> let me bring in nbc news chief pentagon correspondent jim miklaszewski. the information out of algeria is complex and quite honestly hard to follow depending on some of the information sources, but at this hour what do we know about those americans there? >> reporter: well, it is very confusing in terms of number of americans in
sources tell nbc news that a u.s. air force plane arrived in algeria and prepared to evacuate any hostages who may have been injured regardless of their nationality. meantime, reuters is reporting that around 100 hostages are now free three days after they were taken captives by militants linked to al qaeda. this is video of some of the hostages making the way to hospitals. there's no word if americans are among those out of harm's way but today defense secretary leon panetta said he's working...
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i'm chris hansen with "dateline nbc" and we're doing an investigation. you don't want to touch anybody. you don't want to -- >> it was really only one of the times -- the only time, really, when someone physically lunged at me. i don't think i was in much danger but you can see how the security works. our guy stepped in. took care of it. and diffused the situation. >> you got to stop this. >> sit down. sit down. >> you're free to leave any time. >> we got phone calls from him. for months. and he was down right mean. he blamed us for his situation. and we offered him the chance to do an interview. he initially said yes but only if we didn't show the video of the house, show his face or identify what he did for a living and obviously those were conditions we could not meet n. this investigation unlike the more recent ones, we did not have police doing a parallel investigation. these guys walked away. we did, however, interview the fairfax county, virginia, police afterwards and supplied police with the chat logs so ultimately a lot of these guys were prose
i'm chris hansen with "dateline nbc" and we're doing an investigation. you don't want to touch anybody. you don't want to -- >> it was really only one of the times -- the only time, really, when someone physically lunged at me. i don't think i was in much danger but you can see how the security works. our guy stepped in. took care of it. and diffused the situation. >> you got to stop this. >> sit down. sit down. >> you're free to leave any time. >> we got...
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the hosting duo scored the highest ratings for nbc and the golden globes since 2007. now the pressure's on first-time oscar host seth mcfarlane who said it doesn't matter how i do. oscar hosts always threat thrashed. everyone in the room was surprised wh e surprised. spielberg pitched the idea to his presidential buddy last week. clinton was later seen chatting up jennifer lopez and connie britain at the after-parties. >>> damian lewis was seen dancing gangnam style after the awards show. while the cia probably would frown on that may have, we're going to let it slide for that one night. >>> a new report from the l.a. county coroner's office says actress natalie wood sustained bruising prior to entry in the water on the night she drowned in 1981, but the medical examiner said since there is little information as to the manner of death, it should be left undetermined. >>> bookmakers in the uk are putting the odds at 40-1. the best odds are july 17th. you know, it would be a nice full-circle moment. people still have so much love for princess diana and now for kate. >>
the hosting duo scored the highest ratings for nbc and the golden globes since 2007. now the pressure's on first-time oscar host seth mcfarlane who said it doesn't matter how i do. oscar hosts always threat thrashed. everyone in the room was surprised wh e surprised. spielberg pitched the idea to his presidential buddy last week. clinton was later seen chatting up jennifer lopez and connie britain at the after-parties. >>> damian lewis was seen dancing gangnam style after the awards...
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and i'm with "dateline nbc." and we're doing a story on adults who try to meet kids online for sex. >> i really apologize. >> i understand. okay, then. >> lee remembers his shoes and meets the flagler beach police outside. >> hands up. >> they take him back to the station, where he tells the investigators he sent pictures of his genitals and came to the house because he's missing something in his marriage. >> for a year now, since i married, i just don't have sex. i'm sorry to say that. i don't drink, i don't smoke, i don't party. i just go work. >> lee is charged with three felonies, including transmitting harmful materials to a minor. he later pleaded not guilty. >> okay. firstandgrand is coming for a boy. >> in the meantime, we're expecting another visitor. not here at the house but at the nearby beach. he's 32-year-old lance fine. fine works as a waiter at the hard rock cafe in orlando. online fine uses the screen name firstandgrand to speak to a decoy named scott, who told him he's a 14-year-old boy. early i
and i'm with "dateline nbc." and we're doing a story on adults who try to meet kids online for sex. >> i really apologize. >> i understand. okay, then. >> lee remembers his shoes and meets the flagler beach police outside. >> hands up. >> they take him back to the station, where he tells the investigators he sent pictures of his genitals and came to the house because he's missing something in his marriage. >> for a year now, since i married, i just...
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more from the nbc news wall street journal poll on the nra. national rifle association at the center of this debate. doing well in the poll in terms of public opinion. more people support the nra. in fact, as you see there, than they do hollywood and the entertainment industry. on the other hand, new jersey's governor chris christie spoke out against the nra and their latest ad campaign. >> to talk about the president's children or any public officer's children who have, not by their own choice, but by requirement, to have protection and to use that somehow to try to make a political point i think is reprehensible. i think it's off to bring public figures' children into the political debate. they don't deserve to be there. i think for any of us who are public figures you see that kind of ad and you cringe. >> all right. as we head into the weekend, the big story in washington, this sunday just before noon, president obama scheduled to take the oath of office for his second term in the white house. that private swearing in ceremony will be foll
more from the nbc news wall street journal poll on the nra. national rifle association at the center of this debate. doing well in the poll in terms of public opinion. more people support the nra. in fact, as you see there, than they do hollywood and the entertainment industry. on the other hand, new jersey's governor chris christie spoke out against the nra and their latest ad campaign. >> to talk about the president's children or any public officer's children who have, not by their own...
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i'm chris hansen with "dateline nbc." we're doing a story about adults who try to meet underage boys and girls for sex on the internet. >> uh-huh. >> if you have anything else that you'd like to tell me, i'd be happy to hear it. if not, you're free to walk out that door. >> thank you. >> anything else you'd like to say? >> no. >> okay. >> i finished my conversation with nathan. he leaves. sheriffs arrest him. he's taken to this auxiliary building for the next step of the process, which is to be processed and ultimately interviewed by detectives. >> what have you got here? what were your plans for today? when you were coming to meet her. >> when i came through the door, i pretty much already reached a conclusion, that this was something i couldn't go through with. >> uh-huh. >> i already -- i thought about it the whole drive over here. and i figured i'd tell her face to face that we could spend time together watching a movie, whatever, but there wouldn't be anything beyond that. >> what were your plans as far as what you g
i'm chris hansen with "dateline nbc." we're doing a story about adults who try to meet underage boys and girls for sex on the internet. >> uh-huh. >> if you have anything else that you'd like to tell me, i'd be happy to hear it. if not, you're free to walk out that door. >> thank you. >> anything else you'd like to say? >> no. >> okay. >> i finished my conversation with nathan. he leaves. sheriffs arrest him. he's taken to this auxiliary...
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>> it's a show on nbc. they take guys to jail for messing around with young girls. >> maybe that's why he doesn't want to come to our house. he was arrested in the park. and brought to processing. we find out later that king runs this website called hot bare foot women. he later pleaded no contest to one count of a lewd act upon a child and one count of attempting to send harmful matter. there is another potential predator who has a history with perverted justice. he doesn't want to come to our house either so our decoy is now waiting for him in the park. so are "dateline's" cameras. he is 48-year-old frank sierras. back in 2004, before "dateline" was working with perverted justice, sierras using the name pitbulldavid2001, chatted online a decoy who said she was 13. he sent pictures of his penis and told her, i want to make love to you. i know i will say i love you when i am making love to you. >> back then, perverted justice put its chat on the website but he was never charged with any crime. then two year
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the latest nbc news polls on guns in america. and we'll show you a 12-pound gold nugget found on a beach. >>> plus, look at this frightening video. a purse thief grabbed a woman on the subway platform and hurls her on the tracks. what happens after that? we'll show you next. ♪ [ male announcer ] how do you turn an entrepreneur's dream... ♪ into a scooter that talks to the cloud? ♪ or turn 30-million artifacts... ♪ into a high-tech masterpiece? ♪ whatever your business challenge, dell has the technology and services to help you solve it. fiber one. uh, forgot jack's cereal. [ jack ] what's for breakfast? um... try the number one! yeah, this is pretty good. [ male announcer ] over a third of a day's fiber. fiber one. but, dad, you've got... [ voice of dennis ] allstate. with accident forgiveness, they guarantee your rates won't go up just because of an accident. smart kid. [ voice of dennis ] indeed. are you in good hands? >>> welcome back. here are some other stories making news this morning. the latest msnbc wall street
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nbc news senior political editor mark murray standing by with new insight from the new nbc news wall street journal poll. let me start with you. for folks who may not get this, a lot of folks wondering why is the president -- he's going to be sworn in on sunday and sworn in again on monday. what's the deal? >> reporter: well, craig, the reason is that the constitution states that the president has to be sworn in before noon on january 20th. january 20th falls on a sunday this year. it's the seventh time that happened in the nation's history so president obama will be officially sworn in here at the white house in a private ceremony in the blue room with families and chief justice john roberts. the day will begin with vice president biden getting sworn in by justice sotomayor. that's happening at a different time than president obama because we are told according to several officials that the chief justice at the justice department has done investigating on this, and some reporting on this, apparently biden wants justice sotomayor to swear him in. there is a schedule you willing confe
nbc news senior political editor mark murray standing by with new insight from the new nbc news wall street journal poll. let me start with you. for folks who may not get this, a lot of folks wondering why is the president -- he's going to be sworn in on sunday and sworn in again on monday. what's the deal? >> reporter: well, craig, the reason is that the constitution states that the president has to be sworn in before noon on january 20th. january 20th falls on a sunday this year. it's...
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here's nbc meteorologist dylan dreyer. >> it's nice to be here. we are going to see a really nice weekend across the east coast. elsewhere, it is going to cool off quite a bit. we've got 13 degrees in billings, montana, where the snow continues to fall. that whole area stretching down into salt lake city. we could end up with another 6 to 10 inches of snow with that snowstorm going on out that way. on the eastern half of the country, it's the opposite. a little bit of rain. we have temperatures already in the lower 60s in atlanta. 62 in orlando. it is a little cool right now in the northeast. 32 in boston. 38 right now in new york city. we'll rebound to above average temperatures this afternoon. that rain across new york city and washington, d.c., it's really going to lighten up. granted, we had very heavy rains. several inches of rain across louisiana yesterday. today we'll see several inches of rain, especially through indiana and ohio. but by the time it moves into the northeast, we're just looking at a few scattered showers. it's more about th
here's nbc meteorologist dylan dreyer. >> it's nice to be here. we are going to see a really nice weekend across the east coast. elsewhere, it is going to cool off quite a bit. we've got 13 degrees in billings, montana, where the snow continues to fall. that whole area stretching down into salt lake city. we could end up with another 6 to 10 inches of snow with that snowstorm going on out that way. on the eastern half of the country, it's the opposite. a little bit of rain. we have...
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sources are telling nbc's chuck todd this. as many as ten democratic senators could vote no if hagel is getting the nomination, as we expect. why would the president nominate someone with that much potential opposition from his own party. >> i think the president trusts former senator hagel, and i think that they have a relationship and a camaraderie and a friendship. listen, i find this fascinating that lindsey graham, my birth state senator, has a problem with, "a," the president nominating a republican to be the secretary of defense. i bet, if this were bush and you had chuck hagel, who held the same views when bush was in the white house, if he had nominated him for secretary of defense, if he'd have the same opposition. i doubt it seriously. it's because this president is nominating him. listen, i think hagel will be asked serious questions, and he should answer those questions, and the senate should vote him up or down. >> ip chip, you're the republican strategist here. why would republicans oppose his nomination? there
sources are telling nbc's chuck todd this. as many as ten democratic senators could vote no if hagel is getting the nomination, as we expect. why would the president nominate someone with that much potential opposition from his own party. >> i think the president trusts former senator hagel, and i think that they have a relationship and a camaraderie and a friendship. listen, i find this fascinating that lindsey graham, my birth state senator, has a problem with, "a," the...
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nbc's ayman mohyeldin is with us. >> reporter: a state of emergency has been declared following president muhammad morsi's announcement. it has been a step that many people here would not have imagined two years after the fact. now it comes on the heels of four days of very intense fighting between police and protesters. in fact, egyptian military has been also deployed in the cities of suez. the protesters, those who have been participating, have been angry about the slow transition of democracy. they're asking president muhammad morsi to cancel policies. he's holding talks with the members of the opposition. the members of the opposition say they will not participate unless president morsi is serious about resolving this conflict. >>> hundreds of families in brazil are mourning lost loved ones after a nightclub went up in flames killing a staggering 232 people. officials believe it was caused by a pyrotechnic display. the club's single exit was partially blocked by victim's bodies. it carries haunting similarities to a nightclub fire in 2003 that killed 100 people. >>> now to a dramatic
nbc's ayman mohyeldin is with us. >> reporter: a state of emergency has been declared following president muhammad morsi's announcement. it has been a step that many people here would not have imagined two years after the fact. now it comes on the heels of four days of very intense fighting between police and protesters. in fact, egyptian military has been also deployed in the cities of suez. the protesters, those who have been participating, have been angry about the slow transition of...
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nbc's jim maceda is live in tel aviv. good morning. assuming priedictioning are correct and he wins, what effect could that have on israel's policies? >> reporter: hi to you, mara. well, about 15%, keep in mind, of israelis are saying that they're still undecided going into today's voting booth, so this is not a done deal. but all indications are that netanyahu's right-wing party with a second partner party will win a third term but with fewer seats, maybe eight to ten fewer seats in parliament. the biggest question is who does he choose in a coalition to govern with? the smart money is on him lining up with even more hard-line parties to his right which, of course, is the nightmare scenario for palestinians. or he could surprise everyone and team up with a more centrist bloc, and that would probably give him more wiggle room, at least that's what the analysts are saying, to deal with the stalled peace talks and what israelis are calling a tanking economy. and the horse trading begins as early as tomorrow morning. mara? >> and let's tu
nbc's jim maceda is live in tel aviv. good morning. assuming priedictioning are correct and he wins, what effect could that have on israel's policies? >> reporter: hi to you, mara. well, about 15%, keep in mind, of israelis are saying that they're still undecided going into today's voting booth, so this is not a done deal. but all indications are that netanyahu's right-wing party with a second partner party will win a third term but with fewer seats, maybe eight to ten fewer seats in...
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let's go to nbc's chuck todd. chuck, considering that the house left for the night, what was the senate's incentive for staying and hammering out this deal? >> well, they want a deal. and mitch mcconnell is the one who really wanted a deal because mitch mcconnell made the political calculation that the best leverage that the democrats and the white house had over them in this ongoing budget battle -- and let's remember, that's what we are in the middle of. and we haven't gotten rid of that. this ongoing battle of shaping the federal budget, who pays for deficit reduction, that the tax issue wasn't solved, that that would be a bigger sledgehammer against the republicans. so mcconnell was incentivized to do a deal, and so were all the senate republicans. that's why you saw such an effort in the last two day, particularly on mitch mcconnell to try and hammer out some sort of deal. the president wants a deal. he doesn't want to go over the cliff. now there are a bunch of other democrats that do. but the president didn
let's go to nbc's chuck todd. chuck, considering that the house left for the night, what was the senate's incentive for staying and hammering out this deal? >> well, they want a deal. and mitch mcconnell is the one who really wanted a deal because mitch mcconnell made the political calculation that the best leverage that the democrats and the white house had over them in this ongoing budget battle -- and let's remember, that's what we are in the middle of. and we haven't gotten rid of...
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even president hamid karzai has said to nbc news that the u.s. is to blame for some of the corruption and insecurity that exists in that country. that's very difficult for the u.s. to hear. but that is certainly the perspective that many in afghanistan and pakistan and in that region share about the u.s. footprint in that part of the world. >> but if the reason we are there in addition to helping stabilize that country is to secure our own security here, what happens if when we pull out afghanistan devolves into civil war? does that pose threats for us and our security? >> well, absolutely. what we've seen in the past is that when there's a country like afghanistan that is unstable, without a central government, where people can operate in the shadows and plan attacks, the united states is susceptible to that environment. it's not only here in the united states but u.s. interests around the world. and that's why the u.s. has to maintain or believes it has to maintain that presence there. there's no doubt that going forward many of these issues ar
even president hamid karzai has said to nbc news that the u.s. is to blame for some of the corruption and insecurity that exists in that country. that's very difficult for the u.s. to hear. but that is certainly the perspective that many in afghanistan and pakistan and in that region share about the u.s. footprint in that part of the world. >> but if the reason we are there in addition to helping stabilize that country is to secure our own security here, what happens if when we pull out...
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. >> ever watch "dateline nbc"? >> i seen that episode. i don't prefer to be on camera. >> i'm chris hansen. you saw the earlier episode? >> yes, i did. it's not that i'm -- >> let me get this straight, you saw our earlier story? >> right. >> you drove by this house and saw police out front? >> yeah. >> yet walked in here, anyways? >> bored, like i told you. >> you got to want something to risk coming in here after seeing police out front. >> i just thought she might have been -- i don't know, maybe it's -- honestly i don't know. so i guess i'm going to walk outside and get arrested, i suppose. it's not that i'm a bad guy. and i don't think i would -- i just -- do we have to have the cameras on me? >> well, we do have to. >> fine. >> you're free to leave. >> i'm going to leave that there. >> you can take, too. >> i don't need it. sorry, i didn't mean to bump into you. >> some do know what's going to happen next. in fact, it's interesting because sometimes we see guys stay and chat figuring, you know, i might as well hang out here for a lit
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nbc's leann craig joins us now. good morning. >> good morning. hundreds of people are expected to attend the hearing where large amounts of previously sealed information will be revealed, including gruesome details of what happened inside the theater. more than five months after the theater massacre, attorneys will lay out the case against james holmes. >> the purpose of the preliminary hearing is to determine whether or not there's probable cause that he committed each and every one of the crimes against him. >> reporter: those crimes, killing 12 and injuring more than 70. jurors are expected to listen to witnesses. a ruling last week allows defense testimony about the suspect's mental state. >> one of the problems for the defense in the holmes' case is by going through the preliminary hearing much of the highly inflammatory and prejudicial evidence will be made public in open court. >> these proceedings occur as controversy swirls about the planned reopening of the theater this month. >> none of us are interested in ever stepping foot in that t
nbc's leann craig joins us now. good morning. >> good morning. hundreds of people are expected to attend the hearing where large amounts of previously sealed information will be revealed, including gruesome details of what happened inside the theater. more than five months after the theater massacre, attorneys will lay out the case against james holmes. >> the purpose of the preliminary hearing is to determine whether or not there's probable cause that he committed each and every...
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>> yes. >> do you ever watch "dateline" nbc? >> yes. >> have you ever seen our stories on computer predators? >> yes. >> this is one of them. now, if there's anything else you'd like to say for yourself. >> no, that's it. >> then obviously, you're free to leave. >> thank you. >> i think some of these guys truly believe that "dateline" can't be everywhere, and what are the odds of it happening to me. law enforcement can't be everywhere. i'm not going to get caught. >> walk all the way to the street. >> stop. >> turn around. >> there's another group of guys who i think, you know, are so caught up in the chats and the addictions of the porn sites that they get to a point where nothing will satisfy them but a face-to-face meeting. and that's when they blur that line between fantasy and reality and that's when we see them show up at one of our houses. >> go ahead and turn around for me. put your hands behind your back. >> i'm doing it out of fantasy. not out of -- >> how can it be a fantasy when you sent a picture of your penis to he
>> yes. >> do you ever watch "dateline" nbc? >> yes. >> have you ever seen our stories on computer predators? >> yes. >> this is one of them. now, if there's anything else you'd like to say for yourself. >> no, that's it. >> then obviously, you're free to leave. >> thank you. >> i think some of these guys truly believe that "dateline" can't be everywhere, and what are the odds of it happening to me. law enforcement...
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joining me live now, senior political editor of nbc news, mark murray. you guys quote "the national review," as well and follow up with a wow. i guess in reaction to those words with "the national review" regarding marco rubio's role. >> the totality of that editorial seemed to be diss missing a lot of people. maybe, yes, they're demographically democratic voters and probably don't want to be discarding any type of future voters in presidential contests. especially among the fast-growing demographic of latino voters and editorial seemed to ignore some recent history. george w. bush won 40% of the latino vote in 2004. while that wasn't a majority, it was higher than what mccain got, 31% in 2008 and mitt romney's 27% in 2012. tamron, that could be the difference between losing and winning an election. >> absolutely. eric ericsson with red state had the headline i don't like marco rubio's plan. rubio said i don't pretend this is a perfect solution. i know the idea of accommodating people that violated the law makes people uncomfortable but better off solvin
joining me live now, senior political editor of nbc news, mark murray. you guys quote "the national review," as well and follow up with a wow. i guess in reaction to those words with "the national review" regarding marco rubio's role. >> the totality of that editorial seemed to be diss missing a lot of people. maybe, yes, they're demographically democratic voters and probably don't want to be discarding any type of future voters in presidential contests. especially...
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nbc's kristen welker is live at the white house. and she joins us now. good morning to you, kristen. >> reporter: good morning, luke. >> so vice president joey biden is going to eric cantor's richmond, virginia, today, part of this push by the white house that they're doing in their second term to take the campaign on the road. what do they hope to accomplish in richmond, virginia, on this topic of gun control legislation? >> reporter: well, luke, this is really the first in what will be a campaign-style push to get those stiff gun measures passed, that you just talked about. the obama administration has sort of taken this tactic in the past, during the payroll tax cut fight, during the student loan fight, really circumventing congress and trying to build a ground swell of support among the people, to pressure congress to get what it wants to get done passed. so in this case, that is the stiffer gun law. so you're going to see vice president biden out today, holding that roundtable, talking about gun legislation. he'll be joined by his cabinet secretarie
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joining us now is andrea mitchell, nbc's chief foreign affairs correspondent, host of "andrea mitchell reports" on msnbc, and a person who is very good at covering inaugurations. >> thank you for that. i love it. >> you have been my lode star for all the time that you have done this. but today, seeing you up there on the vip platform, working and interviewing people and taking it in, i felt like you were taking a long view on what happened today. you were taking a historic view of this. >> the irony is for a variety of reasons, i was escorted out through that door that the president takes. never done that before. so an hour or two before he entered, i entered that way and saw the developing crowd and said wow. i've never seen this from this vantage point on that blue carpet with the red bunting overhead. that was a very cool moment. and then -- so seeing him pausing, as you illustrated, and taking it all in because he'll never see it quite that way again, he'll come as a former president, but he'll never be just having taken the oath of office, the whole pageant, the panorama, the page
joining us now is andrea mitchell, nbc's chief foreign affairs correspondent, host of "andrea mitchell reports" on msnbc, and a person who is very good at covering inaugurations. >> thank you for that. i love it. >> you have been my lode star for all the time that you have done this. but today, seeing you up there on the vip platform, working and interviewing people and taking it in, i felt like you were taking a long view on what happened today. you were taking a historic...
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nbc's janet shamlian has the latest. >> reporter: chris, good morning. two of the three victims are from here in texas. all worked for bp at that natural gas complex. there is word of seven americans who survived and today we're getting new details on how this all unfolded. [ speaking foreign language ] in a first accounting of the hostage taking, the algerian prime minister said the islamic militants who attacked the facility included two canadians and a team of explosive experts who memorized the layout of the plant and were ready to blow it up. over four days, a grim toll. at least 29 militants are dead after algerian special forces waged a bloody counterattack. the number of hostages killed is higher, more than three dozen. among them, three americans who were working for bp. 58-year-old frederic of cayden, texas, gordy of sumter, oregon, and victor of houston and neerdland, texas. a 57-year-old father of two, who a local police chief says, was well known. >> i knew victor. i knew him to be a good family man, had a good family. his kids went to schoo
nbc's janet shamlian has the latest. >> reporter: chris, good morning. two of the three victims are from here in texas. all worked for bp at that natural gas complex. there is word of seven americans who survived and today we're getting new details on how this all unfolded. [ speaking foreign language ] in a first accounting of the hostage taking, the algerian prime minister said the islamic militants who attacked the facility included two canadians and a team of explosive experts who...
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nbc's leanne greg is in centennial, colorado, with more for us. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, tom. it was during the hearing that started within the last 30 minutes, large amounts of previously sealed information will be revealed including details of what happened inside the theater. there will be 911 calls. video from the theater. and testimony from victims, police officers and mental health experts. after the hearing a judge will decide if there's enough evidence to have a trial. holmes could have waived his right to this preliminary hearing but it provides a picture of the prosecution's evidence and that could help him determine whether he wants to ask for a plea deal. holmes faces 166 could wants of first-degree murder and other charges for allegedly opening fire inside a crowded movie theater last july. his mental health will be key, a major factor in this case. this hearing is expected to last all week. a very difficult time for the family members and victims who are attending the hearing. thomas? >> nbc's leanne greg reporting li
nbc's leanne greg is in centennial, colorado, with more for us. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, tom. it was during the hearing that started within the last 30 minutes, large amounts of previously sealed information will be revealed including details of what happened inside the theater. there will be 911 calls. video from the theater. and testimony from victims, police officers and mental health experts. after the hearing a judge will decide if there's enough evidence to have a...
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nbc tracie potts has the details. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. we saw the inaugural preps, the rehearsal here on capitol hill over the weekend, but now the focus this week will be inside the capitol. president obama among them an those cabinet nominations including chuck hagel for secretary of defense, both democrats and republicans here still have a lot of questions about hagel and his views. they plan to ask those questions at the confirmation hearings. also congress has got to deal with the debt ceiling. we're hitting it yet again. sometime in mid-february, authorities believe. and this time it looks like republicans will be pushing for cuts and social will be on the table. finally, you mentioned vice president biden meeting today with cabinet members to finalize recommendations on guns including pushing for an assault weapons ban, but also what he said is a comprehensive approach to gun control. the nra and others don't believe in assault weapons ban can pass in congress. we'll get his recommendations tomorrow. >> thank you. >>> colin powell
nbc tracie potts has the details. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. we saw the inaugural preps, the rehearsal here on capitol hill over the weekend, but now the focus this week will be inside the capitol. president obama among them an those cabinet nominations including chuck hagel for secretary of defense, both democrats and republicans here still have a lot of questions about hagel and his views. they plan to ask those questions at the confirmation hearings. also congress has got...
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nbc's kurt gregory has more for us. >> reporter: wicked winds whipped through charlotte, north carolina, as rain drenched the queen city. part of a nasty storm system marching across the southeast on wednesday. that same system spawned a massive funnel cloud in georgia leaving dozens of homes and businesses destroyed in its wake. 100 people were at work when the twister took aim on this plant, thankfully all were safe. in tennessee, the national weather service confirm four tornadoes touched down. one man was killed by a falling tree. and in kentucky, two people were injured when another confirmed tornado blew a trailer off its foundation. >>> we'll get the very latest on what's in store for today from bill karins much that's coming up in weather in a little bit. >>> the debate over gun control is taking place across the country. yesterday it was heard from the nation's capital to nowtown, connecticut, the town that lost 6 lives 26 lives in a school shooting. they heard moving testimony from one of the parents of one of the victims. >> we lost our son benjamin the morning of december 14
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nbc's justice correspondent pete williams is joining me now. pete, good to see you, my friend. >> nice to be here. >> what is the difference between now and 2009? do you see significant difference in security? >> largely in crowd control because they're expecting about a third as many people to attend the inaugural here as were here four years ago when there were roughly 2 million people here. about 600,000 expected this time. give you a little metric. about 3,000 charter buses parked at rfk stadium four years ago. that's the approved parking space, people get off and walk to the capitol. this year, about 1,100 buses have made reservations. that gives you an idea of the relative size. that's going to be the biggest thing. there were five bridges that were completely shut down to regular traffic into washington four years ago. they're all open this year. that's one difference. a second difference is the planners say you'll see a lot more signs, people telling you where to go. they're going to use social media a lot more to try to direct people.
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nationally, the highest ever on nbc. and redskins coach mike shanahan was interrupted during a news conference by quarterback robert griffin iii who asked his coach a question. >> what did you do for new years? >> tried to put a good game plan together. i wasn't sure how healthy you were so it was hard without you calling me. you got me good. >> and by the way, the redskins won, they're headed to the playoffs. for another look at the weather, here is bill karins with the weather channel forecast. hello again. >> an attempt at a little press conference humor. an attempt. i told you it was cold, i didn't realize it was this cold. look at the numbers in northern new york. it's the coldest it's been in a long, long time. we're minus 15. that is the temperature as you get in your car this morning in glen falls, new york, saratoga area, burlington, vermont, minus nine. i mean this is really heart of the winter. maybe as cold as you get all winter. boston and hartford in the single digits. we're waiting for the sun to come up.
nationally, the highest ever on nbc. and redskins coach mike shanahan was interrupted during a news conference by quarterback robert griffin iii who asked his coach a question. >> what did you do for new years? >> tried to put a good game plan together. i wasn't sure how healthy you were so it was hard without you calling me. you got me good. >> and by the way, the redskins won, they're headed to the playoffs. for another look at the weather, here is bill karins with the...
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joining me now for our daily fix chris alis why, msnbc contributor and managing day editor and nbc's chuck todd, chief white house correspondent political director, and host of the daily rundown here on msnbc. chuck, from the white house perspective now, where do they think they their biggest fight? i know that they feel confident going forward that they're going to be able to win the day, but as you saw in our open, even people like democrat ben carden had their doubts, their problems with chuck hagel in particular for defense. >> andrea, they're awfully confident. number one, they feel very good about brennan. they feel as if that the questions that were there four years ago mainly coming from the left, prankly, not from the right, that those questions have been answered or will be answered. that the things that brennan did create some transparency on drones. will satisfy some in the u.s. senate. on hagel they think some of this is much ado about nothing. they -- there are some that i have talked to that acknowledge that if there is something else, that, you know, that we're in one
joining me now for our daily fix chris alis why, msnbc contributor and managing day editor and nbc's chuck todd, chief white house correspondent political director, and host of the daily rundown here on msnbc. chuck, from the white house perspective now, where do they think they their biggest fight? i know that they feel confident going forward that they're going to be able to win the day, but as you saw in our open, even people like democrat ben carden had their doubts, their problems with...
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. >> and the nbc poll is fascinating. it really shows there is consistent support in this country for a woman making her own decisions, and among the next generation, consistently the same belief. that women, not politicians should make their personal decisions about their health care. >> and when you see that 9%, on what is the paul ryan, the no exceptions position on abortion, the abortion that was held by all of those crazy republicans who tried to justify it this year by saying...
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nbc's tracie potts is live in washington with more. good morning. >> reporter: this is a big deal. it's a ban that's been in place for nearly 20 years. after first rolling back the ban on gays in the military, now coming today this new announcement about new opportunities in the military for women. the formal announcement is expected today outgoing defense secretary leon panetta will end the 19-year-old ban on women serving in combat. >> for those who have what it takes, it's a chance for them to have equal treatment. >> reporter: the move can open up 237,000 jobs. women on the front lines in close quarters for months at a time? not everyone thinks it's a good idea. >> the extended endurance that is needed, as i say, we have enough problems with sometimes with men. >> reporter: last month the aclu sued in federal court, plaintiffs argue keeping women in the background is bad military strategy. >> it creates a dangerous set of rules that make it difficult for commanders in decide best way to fight. >> reporter: supporters argue that women are already in combat. 150 have died and 1,0
nbc's tracie potts is live in washington with more. good morning. >> reporter: this is a big deal. it's a ban that's been in place for nearly 20 years. after first rolling back the ban on gays in the military, now coming today this new announcement about new opportunities in the military for women. the formal announcement is expected today outgoing defense secretary leon panetta will end the 19-year-old ban on women serving in combat. >> for those who have what it takes, it's a...
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i'm danielle leigh, back to you. >> thank you. >>> nbc meteorologist now with the forecast. we know for sure she is supporting some bangs. >> it looks awesome. >> i love it. >> i think she's wearing them very well. probably jacket of some sort, too. it will be a little chilly. got news is it's not going to be as cold as initially thought. the coldest of the air is going to hold off until tomorrow. that's good news. and we are going to see a few flurries. that will make it look real pretty, especially in the nation's capital. it is looking like a decent day. mix of sun and clouds with a few flurries. temperatures look just fine. here's where the cold air is. it dropped now to six below in minneapolis. that is your actual air temperature. now factor in the wind. it feels like it's 25 degrees below zero in minneapolis. it's only going to top out today at four below. it is looking frigid across the northern plains, even colder as you head up into northern minnesota and northeastern north dakota. this is the arctic air that's going to surge across portions of the great lakes tomo
i'm danielle leigh, back to you. >> thank you. >>> nbc meteorologist now with the forecast. we know for sure she is supporting some bangs. >> it looks awesome. >> i love it. >> i think she's wearing them very well. probably jacket of some sort, too. it will be a little chilly. got news is it's not going to be as cold as initially thought. the coldest of the air is going to hold off until tomorrow. that's good news. and we are going to see a few flurries. that...
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nbc analyst jonathan alter, and in washington msnbc political analyst david corn. david, if i can start with you, we have had a national disaster and speaker boehner blocked and delayed a measure to provide desperately needed relief to those devastated by hurricane sandy. we've had another mass shooting. we wait to see if any action is going to be taken to address gun violence. we have had the fiscal cliff and a last-minute deal that only anticipates another fight in a few weeks. do you approach the 113th congress with any confidence or is this just going to be more of the same? >> you know, the leadership of the new congress is the same as it was. if anything, it's more fractious with boehner not being on the same side as his number two and number three on that key vote on the tax bill that just passed. >> see, the thing is, david, i seem to recollect a certain author detailing exactly the same kind of conflict between speaker boehner and the young guns in a book that was published called "showdown." >> well, thank you for reminding me of that. it's true, but the
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nbc news special correspondent for rock center ted koppel. nbc's own ted koppel. and associate editor for "the washington post," bob woodward. and nbc's chief foreign affairs correspondent andrea mitchell. welcome to all of you. a lot to get to. and as we react to paul ryan this morning, i want to show some of the headlines from the president's inaugural address. obama offers a liberal vision. we must act. charles krauthammer wrote this in "the washington post" and it caught my attention on friday and i want to put on the screen. his mission is to redeem and resurrect a 50-year pre-reagan liberal ascendency. accordingly, his address is his historical marker, the reagan of the left. if he succeeds in the next four years, he would have earned the title. and i so that, bob, because of what paul ryan said that i thought was so notable, is that he believes this president is more interested in political conquest than political compromise. that is the backdrop for a second term. >> and ryan is an important figure in this in many ways. and i think you agree. he's quite li
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let's go right to nbc's ron mott out there on the national mall, actually inside, which is nice. it's chilly out there. what can you tell us about today's day of services? >> reporter: hi there, alex. we're on the national mall. can't see it because we're in a tent. the washington monument is a stone's throw away behind me. the president, vice president and spouses out participating in today's national day of service. one of the things near and dear to the president's heart. he called for this four years ago in 2009 to get more americans involve ared and not only giving more money, which all of these organizations need, but their time, and it's paid off, because in 2011, they reached a five-year high in terms of volunteerism. two of the organizations here in this tent today, dozens here, american red cross is here. showing people how to save lives. giving cpr training. across the way, no kid hungry, fighting childhood hunger around the country. and alex, this place will be brimming with people. expecting about 8,000 to attend the inauguration monday. not all 800,000 will come thr
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." >>> from nbc news in washington, the world's >>> from nbc news in washington, the world's longest-running television program, this is "meet the press" with david gregory. >>> good sunday morning. this is inauguration day for president obama. the public ceremony is tomorrow. but according to the constitution, his second term officially begins today. moments ago the vice president was officially sworn in, and at noon today the president will take his official oath of office during a small private ceremony in the blue room of the white house. so the stage is set as well at the u.s. capitol for the inaugural address and public swearing-in ceremony tomorrow. the president kicked off the weekend festivities yesterday with a day of service, and the first lady hosted a special concert for children of military families last night. >> this is what inauguration is all about. it's about celebrating who we are as americans and all the things that makes this country so great. and when i think about who we are, when i think about what makes america great, i think about all of you. >> on tuesday, it's ba
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nbc's justice correspondent pete williams joins me now. pete, a lot has changed. a lot hasn't changed. the action has been at the state level, legislatures, governors, restricting access to abortion, particularly for federally funded or publicly funded abortion. >> i think for a long time after roe was decided the action was in the court to try to overturn roe v. wade, and that's clearly not gone anywhere. the action has shifted to state legislatures, and since roe was decided, something like 750 restrictions have been passed by the states. now, they range all the way from requiring women to get notification or counseling or have ultrasound treatments, restricting how women can be told that abortion is available. parental consent for minors to have abortion. restriction on the people who provide abortion. >> restrictions on when procedures can be performed and whether you have to have exceptions for the life and health of the mother. the action has all shifted to the states. >> how has the supreme court changed since the days of the burger court when she was first
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as nbc's mike taibbi reports, the graphic testimony is the most detailed account yet of what happened on that tragic night. >> reporter: more than 100 victims' relatives and survivesor packed two overflow rooms to hear details against james holmes seemingly uninterested in the proceedings. the young police officer who put holmes in handcuffs outside century 16 theater number 9 that night described him just minutes after the shooting stopped as very, very relaxed, like there weren't normal emotional responses to anything. he seemed very detached. subsequent police witnesses describe the gruesome scene he left behind, a tear gas filled killing zone that left 12 dead and some 70 wounded. officer justin grizzle broke down whether asked why he kept returning to the theater to pull more living victims into his car. i didn't want them to die, he said. sergeant gerald johnscar broke down when he recalled find nothing pulse when he checked the littlest victim, veronica sullivan. terrible details said jessica watts whose cousin was among the dead but details that have to be made public. >> it's
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joining me now live, nbc news senior political editor mark murray. mark, explain the coverage of this so far. i think "the l.a. times" called an evolution, not a revolution and what some people anticipated what might come. >> well, in the filibuster reform taken off as a measure of democrats, from liberaling who were very frustrated by the change of pace in the u.s. senate. throughout its history, the united states senate has been the world's greatest deliberative body and sometimes they deliberate a little bit too long but the white house actually said that they supported the modest measures and it depends on where you are on the united states senate. sometimes when people want quick action now, those people were disappointed but if you believe in evolutional or gradual change as president obama sometimes does, you would end up taking that half or a third of a loaf. >> okay. so progressives, though, certainly have not had a good time hearing about this and specifically coming out and being very stern in reaction to harry reid. take a listen to rache
joining me now live, nbc news senior political editor mark murray. mark, explain the coverage of this so far. i think "the l.a. times" called an evolution, not a revolution and what some people anticipated what might come. >> well, in the filibuster reform taken off as a measure of democrats, from liberaling who were very frustrated by the change of pace in the u.s. senate. throughout its history, the united states senate has been the world's greatest deliberative body and...
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nbc white house correspondent peter alexander joins us now. peter, this is certainly a big week for the president. his presidential campaign is also getting into the act here, particularly when it comes to gun control. they are firing up all the contacts they have. >> yeah, thomas, that's exactly right. of course, we're barely a week into the president's second term. we're really getting a pretty good sense of how seriously he takes some of his second term agenda priorities. being immigration reform and, of course, as you know, gun control. you're referring specifically to those -- that stash of contacts. all the personal details of supporters of the president who was initially called organizing -- excuse me. obama for america. they have renamed that effectively organizing for action. it's been changed as sort of a political group attached to the president. loosely run by his campaign chair, jim mesina. just on friday they put out talking points even giving individuals a sample script if they wanted to call their congress members to tell them
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nbc's luke russert and bill cohen -- william cohen, sorry. thank you so much for joining me. >>> next, we'll go to the bous for all of the last-minute detai details. for you... ♪white house for all of the last-minute details. inging the heartburn blues. hold on, prilosec isn't for fast relief. cue up alka-seltzer. it stops heartburn fast. ♪ oh what a relief it is! >>> this is the last friday of the president's first term, and prepses are under way right now for his second inaugural address on monday. it's been a busy day for republicans and democrats as they haggle over raising the debt ceiling or not. let's get the latest from kristin welker at the white house. hey, kristin. >> hey, karen. >> there's been some serious stuff, this back and forth today between the white house and john boehner and harry reid and nancy pelosi. is there any response that you're getting from the white house to this latest, quote, unquote pru unquote, plan that the republicans have put forward? >> reporter: the white house is sort of echoing what you're hearing
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nbc news presidential historian michael burbloss and nbc political analyst and visiting professor at nyu, former democratic congressman harold ford jr. >> good afternoon. >> good afternoon. >> buzz feed editor in chief, the always eternally buzzy ben smith. apparently there is an epic battle being waged over the u.s. constitution. just place a phone call to the nra's lobbying arm and you'll be greeted by this message. >> you're currently experiencing extremely high call volume due to the recent attacks on our second amendment rights. >> the president's proposed gun safety laws are in no way a gun grab or an infringement on the right to bare arms. regardless, the conservative right wing is insisting the president wants to get rid of the second amendment. >> let me be absolutely clear. like most americans, i believe the second amendment guarantees an individual right to bare arms. >> i actually think the president doesn't have the guts to admit it is not a believer in the second amendment, although he states that there is. >> there is a second amendment. the president and i support the
nbc news presidential historian michael burbloss and nbc political analyst and visiting professor at nyu, former democratic congressman harold ford jr. >> good afternoon. >> good afternoon. >> buzz feed editor in chief, the always eternally buzzy ben smith. apparently there is an epic battle being waged over the u.s. constitution. just place a phone call to the nra's lobbying arm and you'll be greeted by this message. >> you're currently experiencing extremely high call...
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well, today our brand new nbc news our brand-new nbc news "wall street journal" poll shows that for the first time in the history of the poll, our poll, a majority, 54% say abortion should be legal always, or most of the time. and the percentage of people who say roe v. wade should not be overturned has been rising steadily for over 20 years, topping at 70% in today's poll. despite the poll numbers, state level republican numbers have enacted a record number of bills restricting abortion. the number spiked in 2011 at 92 bills and continued in 2012 with 43 bills enacted. well, terry o'neill is president of now. and one of the leading organizations in the anti-abortion rights, ladies, thank you so much for joining us. what your reaction, marjorie to the poll we have out that says a majority of people do support a woman's right to choose an abortion, and oppose getting rid of roe v. wade as a principle. >> you know what i really think? i think that the poll has been fundamentally flawed over years, and that it gives the person answering the question misinformation. it says that roe outlawe
well, today our brand new nbc news our brand-new nbc news "wall street journal" poll shows that for the first time in the history of the poll, our poll, a majority, 54% say abortion should be legal always, or most of the time. and the percentage of people who say roe v. wade should not be overturned has been rising steadily for over 20 years, topping at 70% in today's poll. despite the poll numbers, state level republican numbers have enacted a record number of bills restricting...
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nbc's kevin tibbles in milwaukee with a look at how one hospital is coping. >> reporter: tamron, here at the st. fran rice hospital in milwaukee, like other hospitals in this city, they're practicing something they called diversion whereby there are so many flu patients flooding the emergency rooms, they're diverting ambulances to places where they could actually accommodate the patients. i'm now joined by physicians assistant alison grati. we all had flu when we were kids. mom made us go to bed, take aspirin, drink fluids. do you need to go to the emergency room? >> so it's a great question. for most people it's not necessary to go to the hospital. if they have fever, flu-like symptoms which would be the cough, okay, sore throat. >> reporter: high fever. >> correct. for most people that's not necessary. there is a group of people that we would be more concerned about, that would be those of the very elderly, diabetic individuals potentially. >> reporter: and babies. >> young infants, correct. >> reporter: and in that case, then the emergency room probably is the right place to go but
nbc's kevin tibbles in milwaukee with a look at how one hospital is coping. >> reporter: tamron, here at the st. fran rice hospital in milwaukee, like other hospitals in this city, they're practicing something they called diversion whereby there are so many flu patients flooding the emergency rooms, they're diverting ambulances to places where they could actually accommodate the patients. i'm now joined by physicians assistant alison grati. we all had flu when we were kids. mom made us go...
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nbc's john yang live in south alabama for us. by playing a game in the days after the actual death of his grandmother and the supposed death of his girlfriend, basically dying within hours of each other. dead spin.com breaking the story on this. do we know more information from te'o himself about the interaction with this alleged woman? >> reporter: well, te'o and the statement released yesterday said that they met online and communicated by telephone. that's not according to the notre dame athletic director jack swartzer who had a press conference last night. te'o says he never met this woman face to face, that all their communications was online and by telephone. this is one of the sort of the questions that only te'o himself can answer and we are sort of waiting to hear. there are many things that notre dame officials are saying they can't answer or that they feel are manti te'o's story to tell, not their story to tell so they're deferring to him. when we're going to hear more from te'o we don't know, there was some suggestion
nbc's john yang live in south alabama for us. by playing a game in the days after the actual death of his grandmother and the supposed death of his girlfriend, basically dying within hours of each other. dead spin.com breaking the story on this. do we know more information from te'o himself about the interaction with this alleged woman? >> reporter: well, te'o and the statement released yesterday said that they met online and communicated by telephone. that's not according to the notre...